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Articles tagged ‘2012 North Carolina Education Lottery 200’

May 21
Monday

Engine Failure Once Again Ends in a Disappointing Finish for NASCAR Driver Chastain

Ross Chastain - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR Concord, NC (May 18, 2012) - Ross Chastain can't seem to catch a break. After disappointing engine failure in Kansas, it seems the same trouble caught him again at Charlotte Motor Speedway ending his day on lap 12 of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NC Education Lottery 200 on Friday night. Earlier in the day, Chastain practiced the truck and felt great about the No. 08 Florida Watermelon Association / National Watermelon Promotion Board Toyota Tundra. The nose slid around a bit in turns three and four but he was able to keep control and hold it wide open. Since the sun would be down at race time, Chastain knew he would have a fast truck and able to keep ... FULL STORY »

Redemption for (Jeb) Burton and Career Best Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Jeb Burton Standing Next to the NCWTS No. 27 State Water Heaters Chevy Silverado Concord, NC (May 18, 2012) - After an extremely humbling rookie experience at Kansas Speedway with an early wreck ending his day on lap one, Jeb Burton charged back with an incredible run at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday night for ... FULL STORY »

Mark Dockery is 2012 Recipient of ServiceMaster Clean Extra Mile Award at Charlotte

CONCORD, N.C. (May 21, 2012) – Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) employees and volunteers were cheering for their fellow teammate Mark Dockery, this past weekend.  Dockery is not a NASCAR driver and didn’t compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race ... FULL STORY »

Granny Grump: Charlotte, Iowa, Winners And Other Stuff

Granny Grump Hello loyal readers and other folks. Hope you enjoyed another changed up race schedule weekend. Duck and I did. Well I did more than Duck but that's to be expected when you know who, doesn't you know what, or even ... FULL STORY »

Lofton, College Complete, Eddie Sharp Racing Get First Truck Series Win in Charlotte

Justin Lofton, driver of the #6 CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR) CONCORD, N.C. - After 55 starts, 26-year-old Justin Lofton won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, on Friday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). The win was the first for ... FULL STORY »

Townley Posts 16th-Place Finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway

John Wes Townley (Photo Credit: Toyota Motorsports Media) CONCORD, N.C. (May 21, 2012) - John Wes Townley piloted RAB Racing's No. 09 Toyota 'Save in May' Sales Event Tundra to a 16th-place finish under the lights in Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series N.C. Education Lottery 200 at ... FULL STORY »

Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS Sprint All-Star Post-Race Notes & Quotes

Marcos Ambrose/DeWalt - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR Marcos Ambrose No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion Marcos Ambrose started his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway from the 18th position. Ambrose finished the All-Star Race as follows: Seventh—Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion Starting in the 18th ... FULL STORY »



2012 Sprint Fan Vote
Bobby Labonte Wins 2012 Sprint Fan Vote
Posted 05.19.12
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – May 19, 2012 – Sprint (NTSE: S) announced this evening that Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 47 Kingsford Toyota, has won the 2012 Sprint Fan Vote and is now in the field for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race taking place at Charlotte Motor Speedway tonight. More than 2.4 million votes ...FULL STORY »
NASCAR Joins Beyond Sport To Promote Cause-Related Impact From Across the NASCAR Community
Posted 05.19.12
Becomes First Motorsports Organization In Global Coalition Of Leagues And Teams  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 19, 2012) – NASCAR announced today it has accepted an invitation to join Beyond Sport, a global organization that promotes, develops and supports the use of sport to create positive social change. NASCAR joins a coalition ...FULL STORY »
Stewart was presented a magnificent 7-foot tall bronze statue of a wild turkey created by renowned artist Stefan Savides to commemorate his driving the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Wild Turkey Federation Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race
Tony Stewart Honored at Special Ceremony
Posted 05.19.12
Charlotte, NC ---May 19, 2012 --- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and avid outdoorsman Tony Stewart was honored this afternoon in a special ceremony held by Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stewart was presented a magnificent 7-foot tall bronze statue of a wild turkey created by ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports (RAM) 2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 05.19.12
Brad Keselowski (No. 19 Cooper Standard RAM) Finished 2nd “We had a great Cooper Standard RAM.  I’m really proud of everybody at BKR.  This was the truck to beat tonight and they worked their butts off to make it happen.  It all came down to the restarts and who was willing ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 05.19.12
Tundra driver Todd Bodine (third) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Friday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jason Leffler (fourth) and Timothy Peters (ninth) also recorded a top-10 results for Toyota on the 1.5-mile track. Peters led the field once for 17 laps (of 134). Other Tundra ...FULL STORY »
Justin Lofton, driver of the #6 CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)
2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 Race Results
Posted 05.18.12
After 55 starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Justin Lofton holds off Brad Keselowski to win his first series career race, as he finds himself in victory lane for the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Following Lofton (who takes over the lead in the points - ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 05.18.12
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 2nd How was your qualifying lap? "It was good. This is just tough because you're in race trim and this is an impound (race). Here at Charlotte, we practiced today and it was really hot ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 Starting Lineup
Posted 05.18.12
NCWTS  Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Ty Dillion, with a qualifying lap speed of 181.616 mph, won his first series career pole late Friday afternoon, as he captured the N.C. Education Lottery 200 Keystone Light Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Starting on the front row with Dillon in second, and ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 05.18.12
The NCWTS teams concluded their final N.C. Education Lottery 200 practice session Friday, and it was James Buescher with a lap speed of 179.922 mph, posting the fastest lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Justin Lofton, with a lap speed of 179.892 mph, was second fastest and was followed by Sunoco Rookie ...FULL STORY »


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